Arnaud Merkle can despite the 11th seeding on his shoulders still perform during Day 2 of BWF’s World Junior Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

In his second-round match on Tuesday, Merkle from France played against Peter Hrncar of Slovakia. The French won the first set 21-4 and finished a with a closer second set eventually led to his victory; 21-18.

Merkle’s third round will be against Rahul Bharadwaj B.M of India, who has only played two sets so far in the tournament.

The only other seeded European men’s singles, Cristian Savin of Moldova, seeded 10th, and Nhat Nguyen of Ireland, seeded 8th, can likewise look forward to reaching the 3rd round on Wednesday.